Jaiyah Saelua
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 19, 1988[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender (center back) | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Savage FC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010- | American Samoa | 10 | (0) |
| † Appearances (goals) | |||
Jaiyah Saelua (born Johnny Saelua) is an American Samoan international football player and the first transgender player to compete in a men's FIFA World Cup qualifier.[2]
In December 2011, Saelua was the subject of a BBC World Football radio show.[3]
Saelua is a performing arts student from the University of Hawaii.[3]
Saelua starred in the Football Documentary Film Next Goal Wins released 19 April 2014.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Johnny Saelua FIFA profile". FIFA.com.
- ↑ Cockerill, Michael (26 November 2011). "Finally making history for all the right reasons". Sydney Morning Herald.
- 1 2 The Remarkable Story of American Samoa, BBC World Service, 23 December 2011
- ↑ "Next Goal WIns". NBC Sports Radio. 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
- ↑ "Hollywood treatment for American Samoa". FIFA World. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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